The Supreme Court agreed to hear, on October 10, a plea challenging the Madras High Court’s order refusing a CBI probe into the Karur stampede — a deadly incident at actor-politician Vijay’s TVK rally that claimed 41 lives.

Tensions flared as TMC accused BJP-backed goons of attacking its Tripura office, hours after BJP alleged TMC workers targeted its MPs and MLAs in West Bengal. The BJP claimed its MLA was attacked while distributing flood relief, drawing condemnation from Prime Minister Modi. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met with an affected BJP MP.

Sarma said that some people, including Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi, attempted to instigate violence following Zubeen Garg’s death